Stadium will be rededicated
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium will be getting more love this Monday in a special Juneteenth celebration. On Monday, the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium (FHHS) will host…
Juneteenth picnic on Monday
By Alan Madlane This Monday, why not celebrate Juneteenth with the city of Hamtramck? There’ll be a potluck picnic, complete with trivia and card games, from 11 a.m. to 1…
HPS District perseveres despite its many challenges
Last week The Review dedicated our entire issue to our public school district. The HPS District certainly has had its share of challenges and difficulties in the last three years:…
HPS Supt. files federal lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed is fighting back. Ahmed, who has been placed on leave, filed a lawsuit in federal court on May 23 accusing…
Hamtramck’s Memorial Day celebration had a special meaning this year
By Charles Sercombe The roar of canon fire could be heard throughout Hamtramck on Monday. A special Memorial Day celebration was held in Veterans Park, but this was no…
Get to know your city for 100th birthday
This past Monday, the city’s centennial anniversary plans kicked into high gear. A re-dedication of Col. Hamtramck’s gravesite was held, to much fanfare, at Veterans Park. Hamtramck was named after…
New honors coming for Col. Hamtramck on Memorial Day
By Greg Kowalski The gravesite of Col. John Francis Hamtramck will get some new additions on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. Three new historical markers will be added to…
Speed humps: sending a message out to reckless drivers
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s crackdown on speeding and reckless drivers is stepping up a notch. The city and public school district have partnered on installing more speed humps throughout…
Coming to terms with city street sweeping
If there is one consistent thing Hamtramck can’t come to terms with street sweeping. On the one hand, there are the folks who complain that the city should do more…
Number of new voters requires adjustments by the city
By Charles Sercombe You can probably credit Hamtramck’s recent crop of new candidates for getting more people to register to vote. The growing number of registered voters during the past…
